Obituaries

Sep 20, 2020

Jackie Lee Gray 69, Aurora, Colorado, passed away September 20, 2020 in Creede Colorado. Cremation was chosen. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements in care of Strohmayer's Funeral Home.

Sep 18, 2020

Jose Benjamin (Benjie) Silva, 67, passed away September 18, 2020 in Del Norte. He was born August 19, 1953 in Del Norte, Colorado to Manuel and Virginia Silva and was a graduate of Del Norte High School.

Benjie was a dedicated worker for the Del Norte Coop for many years and helped run the family trash business ...

Sep 14, 2020

John Joseph Humphrey 84, Monte Vista, CO passed away at home September 14, 2020. Cremation was chosen and A Memorial Service will be announced at a later date.

Sep 6, 2020

Jon Erik Garcia 33, Center CO, passed away September 6, 2020. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements in care of Strohmayer's Funeral Home.

Jul 25, 2020

Eric Linden Dyer, 81, passed away July 25, 2020 in Del Norte, Colorado. Eric was born in Ridgley, West Virginia on May 19, 1939 to Paul H. Dyer and Erma Lynn Lough. He was married to Violet Theresa Schlegel for 26 years. He moved from Oklahoma City to South Fork in 1997.

Eric was in the Air...

Jul 19, 2020

Theresa Mary Duran 62, Monte Vista, went with the Lord on July 19, 2020. She was born in Ensenada, New Mexico to Prez and Cordy Velasquez on September 19, 1957. She married in July 1993 to the love of her life, Randy Duran and spent 28 wonderful years together.

She is survived by her loving husband, Randy...

Jul 4, 2020

Monte Vista resident Levi J Romero 89 passed away July 4, 2020 at the Colorado State Veterans Center in Monte Vista, Colorado. He was born August 28, 1930, to Bravlio Romero and Cleotilde Manchego. Levi married his beloved wife Helen Mascarenas, on August 26, 1953.

Levi belonged to the Monte Vista VFW an American Legion in Cheyenne,...

Jun 24, 2020

Frankie lincoln Jessop 66. passed away June 24, 2020 at the Colorado State Veterans Center. Frankie will be laid to rest at the Utah Veterans Cemetery & Memorial Park in Bluffdale, Utah.

Jun 18, 2020

Mya Marie Irvin, 22, of Monte Vista, passed away June18, 2020.

Mya was born February 9, 1998 in Champaign, Illinois, to David Irvin and Jamie Morse.

Mya had a very free and loving spirit to all who met her. She enjoyed art, painting and drawing, but there was nothing she loved more than her daughter...

Jun 18, 2020

Mabel R Rudd, 95 of Del Norte passed away June 18, 2020.

Mabel was born January 5, 1925 in Canon City, Colorado.

She married the love of her life Orville L. Rudd January 12, 1942.

Mabel enjoyed her family especially at special occasions.

She loved going fishing in the "old jeep"...

Jun 7, 2020

Harland Franklin Smith Jr. was born September thirteenth, 1933, in Springfield Missouri. After a short battle with pneumonia, he died in the early hours of June seventh, 2020, at the age of eighty-six. Harland is to be cremated at Strohmayers Funeral Home, in Monte Vista Colorado. His ashes will be spread at a later date by his...

May 26, 2020

Nathan Andrew Dick, 46, died May 26, 2020 in Del Norte, Colorado. Nathan was born November 7, 1973, in Garden City, Kansas.

Nathan is survived by his mother, Beth Krug, and stepfather, Wilmer Krug of Russell, Kansas, his brother, Michael Dick of South Fork, Colorado, and his three beautiful children, Marli, Creedence, and Elijah Dick of Alamosa,...

May 19, 2020

Saguache County Rancher, Johnny Lee Werner passed away at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, CO on May 19, 2020. Mr. Werner was born February 24,1950 in Monte Vista, CO, to John Frances and Lucille ¨Rickie¨ Hibbard Werner. He was buried next to his parents at Hillside Cemetery in Saguache.

John graduated from Saguache High School in 1968...

May 13, 2020

Betty Jo Coronado, 82, of Monte Vista, Colorado passed from this life into eternal

life on the evening of May 13, 2020 in Del Norte, Colorado at Rio Grande Hospital. She

was born October 13, 1937 in Taos, New Mexico, to Samuel Crawford and Jenny

Martinez.

Betty was a...

May 13, 2020

Frank Lee Trujillo 59, of Monte Vista, Colorado, passed away May 13, 2020.

Frank is survived by his sisters Ramona Dordan (David Montoya) and Bernadette Trujillo-McLeod (Sam McLeod), and his brothers Mike Trujillo (Connie Trujillo) and Joe (JR) Trujillo, as well as his nieces and nephews.

Frank was preceded in death...

May 1, 2020

Wilber "Woody" Watson, 68, died on May 1, 2020, in Colorado Springs, CO. He was born in Gunnison, CO, to Carly (Ross) and Woodrow Watson on December 3, 1951.

Wilber enjoyed horse riding, cattle, the mountains, working with leather. He worked all farm auctions and the auctions at the sale barn, and he was a heavy equipment...

Apr 21, 2020

Patricia Ann Davie

October 20th, 1926 – April 21st, 2020

Patricia Ann Dickerson/Nash/Davie, 'Pat', was born in Monte Vista, CO to Ethylan and Cleo Dickerson. Pat was full of energy, faith and love until the day she went to live her eternal life with the Lord.

Pat married her true love, Lyle Martin...

Apr 13, 2020

Thomas "Tommy" Ray Magness, 63, passed away April 13, 2020 at his home in Monte Vista, CO.

He was born in Monte Vista, CO, August 24, 1956, the son of Jim and Wanita Magness.

A San Luis Valley native, Tom graduated from Monte Vista High School. He attended college and earned his degree through Colorado...

Apr 5, 2020

Ronald E. Kessler, 76

Monte Vista native – Ron Kessler, husband, father, grandfather & great-grandfather, retired mechanic/rancher/trapper/

author/publisher passed away on 4-5-20 in his home. He was born December 31, 1943, to Ernest & Lola (Brown) Kessler. Ron is survived by his wife; Franis, son; Ron Jr. (Kris) and daughters; Debbie (Charlie) Harris...

Mar 25, 2020

Sidney (Sid) L. Klecker, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Rancher, Farmer, Businessman, passed into his eternal life at the age of 95 on March 25, 2020. He was born in Monte Vista on March 16, 1925, the son of Sid F. and Helen Klecker.

He will be missed by friends and family: his sons, Jan Klecker (Pam) and...